Tom Scott
@tomscottgo · 6.7M subscribers
Tom Scott’s most viewed videos of 2017
Lifetime totals, not views in this range.
Snapshot from 19 Oct 2026.
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Why California's musical road sounds terrible
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I can't show you how pink this pink is.
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The centuries-old debt that's still paying interest
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This Video Is 2D And 3D Simultaneously: the Pulfrich Effect
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The "rotary jail" had a slight problem
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The Little-Known Patterns on British Streets
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This is how zero-g flights actually work
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The world's most powerful tidal current
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The world's most frustrating work of art
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An elevator that actually goes sideways
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The Lava Lamps That Help Keep The Internet Secure
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Why sci-fi alien planets all look the same
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Why The Government Shouldn't Break WhatsApp
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FizzBuzz: One Simple Interview Question
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The poison garden of Alnwick
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The German town that's literally cracking apart
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Hold music used to sound better. Here's why.
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The Disaster That Changed Engineering: The Hyatt Regency Collapse
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Reaction ferries are really clever
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Why old screens make a ʰᶦᵍʰ ᵖᶦᵗᶜʰᵉᵈ noise
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The Museum of Failure
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Colorado has a giant freezer filled with polar ice
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Why The YouTube Algorithm Will Always Be A Mystery
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The Confusing Borders of Lake Constance
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How Computers Compress Text: Huffman Coding and Huffman Trees
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Zero-G Experiments on Earth: The Bremen Drop Tower
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A nuclear waste dump you can walk on
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The US government will sell you freeze-dried urine
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What Is Sea Level, Anyway?
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ᚼᛒ: Harald Bluetooth and Your Phone
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You Can Hear The Difference Between Hot and Cold Water
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What counts as a mountain?
- Rank 33:
The World Is Slowly Running Out Of Sand
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Is it dangerous to talk to a camera while driving?
- Rank 35:
Jack Churchill and a Live Studio Audience: Citation Needed 6x01
- Rank 36:
Blocking People in Real Life: Tom Scott at An Evening of Unnecessary Detail
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We hit a drone with lightning
- Rank 38:
Benjamin Rush and Inventing the Bucket: Citation Needed 6x06
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Turra Coo and Four-Legged Juggling: Citation Needed 7x03
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Why This “Zero Calorie Sweetener” Isn’t Zero Calories
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The null hypothesis
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John Stonehouse and Dropped Trousers: Citation Needed 7x05
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The Flip Flap Railroad and Marshmallow Bearings: Citation Needed 7x04
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The Sark Football Team and Hovercraft Enthusiasm: Citation Needed 7x02
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The Beer Pipeline of Bruges
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Voyager 1's Getting Closer to Earth Right Now
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One Town, Four Elements: Ytterby
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The $100 Hamburger and Tach Time: Citation Needed 6x02
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Acoustic Kitty and Bat Bombs: Citation Needed 6x05
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Atomic Annie and Blue Peacock: Citation Needed 7x06